Job Description
Assistant Director – Adult Services
Location: East Midlands (Hybrid – approx. 3 days per week in office)
Contract: Until December 2025
Start date: ASAP
Day rate: Negotiable Inside IR35
A local authority in the East Midlands are seeking an experienced and visionary Assistant Director for Adult Services to join our Strategic Leadership Team. This is a pivotal role, reporting directly to the Corporate Director Adults (DASS), with responsibility for leading the strategic planning, operational delivery, and financial management of Adult Social Care services across the region.
About the role
As Assistant Director, you will:
1. Provide strategic leadership for Adult Services, ensuring statutory duties and safeguarding responsibilities are fully met.
2. Drive service transformation and innovation, embedding integrated and neighbourhood-based approaches to health and care.
3. Lead key strategic programmes in partnership with health, social care, and community stakeholders.
4. Manage a £100m+ budget, ensuring financial control, value for money, and high-quality service delivery.
5. Build, nurture and maintain strong partnerships at local, regional, and national levels.
6. Inspire a...